SINGER H74 Owner's manual

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H74 instruction Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY iNSTRUCTiONS ....

When using an eledrical appliance, basic safety should always be followed, including the following:

Read all instructions before using this sewing machine.

DANGER -Toreduce the risk of electrical shock:

1. An appliance should never be left unattended when plugged in.

2. Always unplug this appliance from the electric outlet immediately after using and before

cleaning.

WARNING -Toreduce the risk of burns, fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons:

1. Do not allow to be used as a toy. Close attention is necessary when this appliance is used by or

near children.

2. Use this appliance only for its intended use as described in this manual. Use only the

attachments recommended by the manufacturer as contained in this manual.

3. Never operate this appliance if it has a damaged cord or plug, if it is not working properly, if it

has been dropped or damaged, or dropped into water. Return the appliance to the nearest

authorized dealer or service center for examination, repair, electrical or mechanical adjustment.

4. Never operate the appliance with any air openings blocked. Keep ventilation openings of the

sewing machine and foot controller free from accumulation of lint, dust, and loose cloth.

5. Keep fingers away from all moving parts. Special care is required around the sewing machine

needle.

6. Always use the proper needle plate, as using the wrong needle plate may cause the needle to

break.

7. Do not use bent needles.

8. Do not pull or push fabric while stitching. It may deflect the needle causing it to break.

9. Switch the sewing machine off ("O") when making any adjustments in the needle area, such as

threading needle, changing needle, threading bobbin, changing presser foot or changing the

light.

10. Always unplug sewing machine from the electrical outlet when removing covers, lubricating, or

when making any other user servicing adjustments mentioned in the instruction manual.

11. Never drop or insert any object into any opening.

12. Do not use outdoors.

13. Do not operate where aerosol spray products are being used or where oxygen is being

administered.

14. To disconnect, turn all controls to the off ("O") position, then remove plug from outlet.

15. Do not unplug by pulling on cord. To unplug, grasp the plug, not the cord.

16. The sound pressure level under normal operating conditions is 75dB(A).

17. Pleaseturn off or unplug the machine if it is not operating properly.

18. Never place anything on the foot controllen

19. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been

given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for

their safety.

20. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

SAVE THESE iNSTRUCTiONS

This sewing machine is intended for household use only.

PRiNCiPAL PARTS OF THE MACHINE ................................................... I

MACHINE CONTROL BUTTONS ..................................................... 2-3

Operation buttons (see page 24/25/26) ............................................... 2

Function buflons (see page 27/28/29) ................................................ 2

SeJecfion buttons (see page 30/31) .................................................. 3

LCD SCREEN .................................................................... 4-5

PATTERN CHART ................................................................. 6-7

ACCESSORIES .................................................................... 8

CONNECTING THE MACHINE TO THE POWER SOURCE .................................... 9

Connecting the machine .......................................................... 9

WiNDiNG THE BOBBIN .......................................................... 10-I I

Bobbin winding ............................................................. 10-11

iNSERTiNG THE BOBBIN ........................................................... 12

THREADING THE UPPER THREAD .................................................. 13-I 4

USING THE NEEDLE THREADER ...................................................... 15

DRAWING UP THE LOWER THREAD .................................................. 16

CUTTING THE THREAD ............................................................. 16

TWO-STEP PRESSER FOOT LIFTER ..................................................... 17

ADJUSTING PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE ................................................ 17

STARTING SEWING ............................................................... 18

Start!stop buflon ............................................................... 18

Foot control ................................................................... 18

THREAD TENSION ................................................................ 19

CHANGING THE PRESSER FOOT ..................................................... 20

PRESSER FOOT CHART ............................................................. 21

MATCHING NEEDLE/FABRIC/THREAD ................................................ 22

REPLACING THE NEEDLE ........................................................... 23

RAISE OR LOWER FEED DOGS ....................................................... 23

OPERATION BUTTONS .......................................................... 24-26

Start/stop buflon ............................................................... 24

Thread curler button ............................................................. 24

Reverse button ................................................................. 25

Autodock button ............................................................... 25

Needle up/down position button ................................................... 26

FUNCTION BUTTONS ........................................................... 27-29

Stitch width adjustment button ..................................................... 27

Stitch length adiustment button ..................................................... 28

MODE selection buflon .......................................................... 28

Elongation button (see page 63) .................................................... 28

Mirror button (see page 64) ...................................................... 29

Twin needJe button (see page 65) .................................................. 29

SELECTION BUTTONS ........................................................... 30-31

Direct pattern selection and number buttons ........................................... 30

Edit button .................................................................... 31

Memory button ................................................................ 31

Clear button .................................................................. 31

SEWING TIPS ................................................................. 32-33

Sewing corners ................................................................ 32

Reverse ...................................................................... 32

Free arm ..................................................................... 32

Installing the extension fable ....................................................... 33

Sewing on heavy fabric .......................................................... 33

NEEDLE POSITION AND STITCH LENGTH .............................................. 34

ZIGZAG STITCHES ................................................................ 34

STRETCH STITCHES ................................................................ 35

OVERCASTING STITCHES ........................................................... 36

Using the overcasting foot ........................................................ 36

Using the all purpose foot ........................................................ 36

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BLIND HEMS .................................................................... 37

BUTTON SEWING ................................................................. 38

BUTTONHOLE SEWING ......................................................... 39-42

Making corded buffonhoJes ....................................................... 42

BARTACK STITCH ................................................................. 43

EYELETSTITCH ................................................................... 44

DARNING STITCH .............................................................. 45-46

ZIPPER iNSERTION ............................................................. 47-48

inserting a centered zipper ........................................................ 47

inserting a Japped zipper ......................................................... 48

NARROW HEMMING .............................................................. 49

CORDING ...................................................................... 50

SingJe cording ................................................................. 50

Triple cording ................................................................. 50

SATIN STITCH SEWING ............................................................ 51

EDGE/QUILTiNG GUIDE ........................................................... 52

GATHERING ..................................................................... 53

SMOCKING ..................................................................... 54

FREEMOTION SEWING ......................................................... 55-56

Darning ..................................................................... 55

Embroidery ................................................................... 56

Monogramming ............................................................... 56

WALKING FOOT .................................................................. 57

SiDE CUTTER .................................................................... 58

ROLLER FOOT ................................................................... 58

STRAIGHT STITCH FOOT ........................................................... 58

OPEN TOE FOOT ................................................................. 59

I/4" PiECiNG FOOT ............................................................... 59

EDGE JOiNiNG FOOT ............................................................ 59

iNViSiBLE ZIPPERFOOT ............................................................ 60

NON-STiCK FOOT ................................................................ 60

FAGOTING ...................................................................... 61

DECORATIVE TOPSTITCHING ........................................................ 61

SCALLOP STITCH ................................................................. 62

Scallop hem .................................................................. 62

ScaJlop edging ................................................................ 62

ELONGATION ................................................................... 63

MIRROR iMAGE .................................................................. 64

USING THE TWIN NEEDLE .......................................................... 65

MEMORY ..................................................................... 66-69

Combining patferns or JeSters ................................................... 66-67

Adding paflerns or Jefters ......................................................... 67

Editing paflerns ................................................................ 68

CJearing paflerns or Jeffers ........................................................ 68

RecaJJing and sewing _he memorized paflern ........................................... 69

WARNING FUNCTIONS ......................................................... 70-71

Warning animation message d[spJay ................................................. 70

instruction animation message dispJay ............................................... 70

Warning beeping sound .......................................................... 71

BUZZER SOUND .................................................................. 72

MAINTENANCE ................................................................ 73-74

CJeaning the screen ............................................................. 73

CJeaning the sewing machine surface ................................................ 73

CJean[ng the hook ........................................................... 73-74

TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ..................................................... 75-76

STITCH ADJUSTMENT REFERENCECHART............................................ 77-80

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Stitch pattern plate

Tension dial

Presserfoot pressure

Face plate

Operation buttons

Thread cutter

Buttonhole lever

Bobbin winder spindle

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Bobbin winder stopper

Speed limiting

adjustment lever

LCD screen

Function buttons

Selection buttons

Function buttons

Need e plate cover/.-

Sewing table and

accessory box

Holefor Auxiliary spool pin

Horizontal spool pin Bobbin thread guide

Upper thread guide

Handwheel

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Handle

Main power switch

Powercord socket

Footcontroller connector

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Presser foot lifter

Drop feed lever

* _The stitch pattern plate clip is in the accessory box,

A, Operation buttons (see page 24/25/26)

1. Start/stop button

Pressthis button to start or stop the machine.

2. Thread cutter button

Pressthis button after finishing sewing and the machine will trim the threads.

3. Reverse button

Hold down this button to sew stitches in reverse or sew reinforcement stitches at a low speed.

4. Auto-lock button

Hold down this burton to sew locking stitches immediately or at the end of the current paHerns

and automatically stop.

5. Needle up/down position button

Pressthis button to move the needle to either up or down position. Needle will be programmed

to stop in selected position until burton is pressed again.

4 B. Function buttons (seepage 27/28/29)

6. Mode selection button

Press this button to select direct mode, utility and decorative pattern mode, block letter mode,

script letter mode and outline letter mode.

7. Stitch width adjustment buttons

Pressthis button to adjust the width of the zigzag stitch.

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Stitch length adjustment buttons

Pressthis button to adjust the length of the stitch.

Twin needle button

Pressthis button to fix the width range when using the twin needle to sew.

10. Mirror button

Pressthis button to sew a reflection pattern.

11. Elongation button

B Group Patterns 33 to 45 can be elongated up to five times its normal length by pressing this

button.

el C. Selection buttons (see page 30/31)

12. Edit button

Pressthis button to set an added pattern when sewing combinations of decorative stitches.

13. Memory button

Pressthis button to enter or store the created pattern combination in the memory.

14. Clear button

If an incorrect pattern is selected or memorized, pressing this button will clear it.

15. Direct pattern selection and number buttons

Instant access to direct pattern or press number buttons of the pattern number to select the

desired pattern.

16. Speed limiting adjustment lever

Slide this lever to change the sewing speed.

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Pattern

Reverse

Auto-lock

Needle up

position

Twin needle Suggested presser foot and

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__l__m _ Bobbin winding

Buttonhole lever

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Pattern

Needle position Tension

Stitch length

Auto-sto Mirror

Needle down

position

Pattern

number

Stitch width

Stitch length

Sound off

Alphabet

Pattern number

Suggested presser foot and

I identification letter

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Editing patterns

Edit

Memory

Number of

current unit

Total number

of unit

Pattern to edit

Sewing the memorized pattern

Memory mode

Elongation

Amount of elongation

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The portions marked in gray (on the chart below) show the single unit of each stitch.

Patterns

A Group Patterns-10 (Direct Patterns)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

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B Group Patterns-50

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

4t 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

C Group Patterns-66

0t 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 5t 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 66

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.....Alphabets

Block style

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

1234567890

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

ABCDEFGH I JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

abcdefghi jklmnopqrstuvwxyz

63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

_A,ZErqOO(_O_ _ _ae_ e 6 _ fi 6 6 _ i g _Jd B&

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

Script style

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10

/ 2 3 _ 5 6' 7 8 .9 6

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88

89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

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Standard

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_"i_"Caul/on: Always make sure that the machine is unplugged from power source and the main

switch is on "0" when the machine is not in useand before inserting or removing parts.

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Connecting the machine

Before connecting the power supply, make sure that the voltage and frequency shown on the

machine is conforming with your electrical power.

Place machine on a stable surface.

1. Connect the power line cord to the machine by inserting the 2-hole plug into the power cord

socket.

2. Connect the power line plug to the electric outlet.

3. Turn on the power switch.

4. The sewing lamp will light up when the switch is turned on.

To disconnect, turn the power switch to the off position, then remove plug from outlet.

Polarized plug information

This appliance has a polarized plug (one blade wider than the other),

to reduce the risk of electrical shock; this plug will fit in a polarized

outlet only one way. If the plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse

the plug. If it still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not

modify the plug in any way.

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Bobbin winding

Place the thread and spool holder onto the spool pin.

For larger spools of thread, place the large side of the

spool holder toward the spool. For smaller spools of

thread, place the small side of the spool holder toward

the spool, or use the small spool holder. If the thread

spool has a thread retaining slit, place this end of the

spool toward the right, so the thread doesn't get caught

while winding the bobbin.

Snap the thread into the thread guide.

Wind the thread counter-clockwise around the bobbin

winder tension disks.

_ Place the thread end through one of the inner holes in

the bobbin as illustrated and place empty bobbin on

the spindle.

Pushthe bobbin to right.

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When the bobbin winder spindle is pushed to the right,

which is the "bobbin winding position", the symbol

"-_ "appears on the LCD screen.

The symbol wilt disappear from the LCD screen when the

bobbin winder spindle is pushed to the left, which is the

"sewing position".

Hotd the thread tail securelyin one hand.

_ Pressthe Start/stop button

or the foot control.

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_ After the bobbin has wound a few turns stop the machine

and cut the thread near the hole of the bobbin. Continue

winding the bobbin until it is full. The motor stops

automatically when the bobbin is full. Stop the machine.

Pushthe bobbin winder spindle to left.

Cut the thread and then remove the bobbin.

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Please Note: When the bobbin winder switch is placed on the right, "bobbin winding

position", the machine will not sew and the handwheel will not turn. Tostart sewing, push the

bobbin winder switch to the left "sewing position".

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_:')i_Attention: Turn power switch to off ("0")

before inserting or removing the bobbin.

When inserting or removing the bobbin,

the needle and presser foot must be fully

raised.

_ Insert the bobbin in the bobbin case with

the thread running in a counterclockwise

direction (arrow).

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Putlthe thread through the slit (A).

With a finger held gently on top of the

bobbin.

Draw the thread at the arrow markings into

the stitch plate thread guide from (A) to (B).

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Pull the thread at the arrow markings into

the stitch plate thread guide from (B) to (C).

To cut off excess thread pull thread back

over the cutting off blade at point (C).

Close the bobbin cover plate.

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JT:::_::::.,,_/Please Nofe: It is important to carry out the threading correctly as by not doing so

several sewing problems could result.

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Start by raising the needle to its highest point, and

also raise the presser foot to release the tension discs.

_Lifl the spool pin. Placethe spool of thread on the spool

up

pin so that the thread comes from the front of the spool,

then place the spool cap at the end of the spool pin.

_Draw the thread from the spool through the

upper

thread guide.

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Guide the thread around the thread guide pulling the

thread through the pre-tension spring as illustrated.

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_ hread the tension module by passing the thread between

the silver discs.

_ Then, down and around the check spring holder.

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_At the top of this movement, the thread from right to

pass

the left through the slotted eye of the take-up lever and

then downwards again.

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Passthe thread behind the flat horizontal thread guide.

Guide the thread through the thread guide located above

the needle.

Puttthe end of the thread through the needle from front to

rear, and pull out about 10 cm of thread.

Use the needle threader to thread the needle. (On the next

page.)

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_ Attention: Turn power switch to the off

position ("0").

Raise the needle to its highest position and

lower the presser foot.

_ Lower the needle threader lever slowly and

draw the thread through the thread guide as

illustrated and then to the right.

The needle threader automatically turns to the

threading position and the hook pin passes

through the needle eye.

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Takethe thread in front of the needle.

Hold the thread loosely and release the lever

slowly. The hook will turn and pass the thread

through the needle eye forming a loop.

Pullthe thread through the needle eye.

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